2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Utah
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 695 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a Utah college or university. This makes it the #28 most popular major in the state.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Utah ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Utah to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for ME students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Utah. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BYU are $6,120 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, ME majors at BYU accumulate an average of around $15,816 in student debt.
BYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list.
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Out of the 5 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UVU are $6,010 a year.
UVU also took the #4 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.
U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $8,893 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, ME graduates from U of U carry an average student debtload of $26,446.
U of U not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Weber State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $6,228 per year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mechanical engineering schools in Utah. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $8,960 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, ME graduates from USU carry an average student debtload of $16,870.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, USU is ranked #5 for overall quality for ME in Utah.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 1,108 |
| Idaho | 328 |
| Montana | 198 |
| Wyoming | 72 |
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Majors Related to ME
Mechanical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to ME
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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